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THE URINARY SYSTEM
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What is the Urinary System?
The urinary system, also known as the excretory system, is concerned with the removal of water-soluble waste products from the body in the form of urine.
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Components of the urinary system
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First Component 1. The Kidney are purplish- brown, bean shaped organs. Produce urine and help regulate and control the body fluids. To do this, the kidneys filter all the blood and excrete waste by making urine.
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2. The Ureters: The ureters are a pair of long tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder. The ureters transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
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3. The Urinary Bladder The urinary bladder is the organ that collects urine excreted by the kidneys before disposal by urination
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4. Urethra the urethra is a tube that connects the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. Male Urethra Female Urethra
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Did you know? In adults, blood accounts for approximately 7- 8 % of the body weight which is equal to about 5 liters (9 pints). Blood is made of red cell, white blood cell, and platelets which float along in a fluid called plasma and Circulates at a speed of about 30 centimeters per second.
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- About 1300 ml/ minutes of blood flows through the both kidneys, where hundred of nephrons --- The functional unit of the kidneys --- filter the blood at a rate of 125 ml/ minute. - The urine from each kidney passes along a the tubes called a utterer to the bladder, which can hold as little as 50 ml of urine. - Our urinary bladder can hold up to 1000 ml (1 liter).
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